= Welcome to GENI Operations =

The GENI operations team consists of representatives from GENI aggregate providers, the [wiki:GENIMetaOps GENI MetaOperations Center (GMOC)], the GENI rack teams, security engineers, and the GPO.  Contact the [http://globalnoc.iu.edu/gmoc/index/contact-us.html GMOC] for 24x7 support.  More information available on the[http://globalnoc.iu.edu/gmoc/index/support.html GMOC support page].

See [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GENIRacksHome/Operators the operators pages] for network engineering information about GENI sites. 

See [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GENIAggregateProviderWelcome the Aggregate Providers page] for information on the GENI Recommended Use Policy, and GENI rack security.

If you are a GENI aggregate (resource) provider or a GENI campus operator, please sign up for the [http://lists.geni.net/mailman/listinfo/response-team GENI Response Team] mailing list.  This list is primarily for those providing production engineering and support to GENI.  List members receive all GENI outage and maintenance notifications from the GMOC.  The GMOC also posts these [http://gmoc.grnoc.iu.edu/gmoc/index/support/gmoc-operations-calendars.html notifications] on the GMOC calendars and on the [https://tick.globalnoc.iu.edu/fp_tools/public_ticket_viewer/index.cgi?proj=126 GENI public ticket viewer].

If you plan to take down a GENI resource for planned maintenance OR if you notice a GENI resource has an unexpected outage, PLEASE first [mailto:gmoc@grnoc.iu.edu email] or [http://gmoc.grnoc.iu.edu/gmoc/index/contact-us.html phone] operations.  Be kind to our experimenters and provide as much warning as possible for scheduled maintenance activities.  Be sure to check the [http://gmoc.grnoc.iu.edu/gmoc/index/support/gmoc-operations-calendars.html operations calendars] for conflicting events before scheduling any maintenance.

GENI measurement data is available for operators on the web at [https://genimon.uky.edu/login with login] or general status [https://genimon.uky.edu/status without login].  Email help@geni.net for an account.

[wiki:GeniAggregate] lists all existing aggregates.  Links on this page lead to Aggregate Information Pages with more details about the aggregates and how to use them.

[wiki:GENIRacksHome] provides information on GENI Racks in general, and [wiki:GENIRacksHome/Security GENI Racks Security] provides information about rack security in particular.



[wiki:OF1.3SwitchComparison] provides documentation about OpenFlow 1.3 implementations supported by GENI hardware vendors.

[wiki:GpoDoc] includes early operations documents such as the GENI concept of operations, provided for reference only.

== GENI Operations Procedures ==

GENI Operations Procedures are approved by the operations teams at the GMOC, the University of Kentucky, RENCI, the University of Utah, Internet2 and the GPO.  Procedures related to security are reviewed by the GENI LLR Representatives.  Each operations group also defines their own internal procedures.  Contact the [http://globalnoc.iu.edu/gmoc/index/contact-us.html GMOC] if you are interested in participating in the operations procedures group coordinated by Terry Lee Broadstreet. For a list of current procedures see the [wiki:OperationsProcedures GENI Network Operations Procedures] page.